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It latches onto the red blood cells (which carry on oxygen around the body) this significantly lessens (or stops fully) The amount of oxygen being supplied to your body. Without oxygen, you die. ( If exposed to the carbon monoxide long enough that is) other the person will just be left with breathing problems.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoyour life, it can kill you Answer: CO affects your blood's oxygen carrying capacity. Carbon monoxide replaces hydrogen in haemoglobin to form the more stable molecule carboxyhaemoglobin. This takes the affected haemoglobin "out of service" as far as getting oxygen to the cells. This effect can result in a string of consequences from drowsiness to headaches to death. Carboxyhaemogobin will eventually release the CO and convert back to normal haemoglobin when the exposed person is given fresh air.
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∙ 14y agoyes it does Carbon monoxide exists naturally in our atmosphere. In concentrated quantities not normally found in nature, carbon monoxide can cause mental confusion, dizziness, and various other bodily distress. The automobile commonly produces lethal quantities of carbon monoxide, which is why there are commercially available tailpipe adapters that run the exhaust gas from your car to a gopher or mole hill. The gas is sufficiently concentrated to kill living mammals as long as the exhaust is contained in a restricted area and no "fresh air" (containing oxygen) can infiltrate.
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∙ 15y agoCarbon monoxide is picked up by the red blood cells instead of oxygen. That means that the body is deprived of some of the oxygen that it needs to function properly.
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What effects does carbon monoxide have on people?
It kills them.
What harmful effects does carbon monoxide have on the blood?
Carbon monoxide form carboxyhemoglobin and the transport of oxygen by blood is very limited.
What are the harmful effects of CARS to your environment?
The harmful effects of CARS to our environment is the carbon monoxide
Carbon Monoxide alarms are designed to detect which gas?
Carbon Monoxide alarms are designed to detect Carbon Monoxide gas. The gas has no odor or color and is undetectable to humans until the effects have already taken hold.
Does charcoal contain carbon monoxide?
It does not contain carbon monoxide, but it will likely produce carbon monoxide when burned.
What effects does carbon monoxide have on people?
It kills them.
What are the effects of carbon monoxide on cars?
it will turn it into a tranformer
What harmful effects does carbon monoxide have on the blood?
Carbon monoxide form carboxyhemoglobin and the transport of oxygen by blood is very limited.
Why is there a shortage of bamboo?
because carbon monoxide effects bamboon.
What are the harmful effects of CARS to your environment?
The harmful effects of CARS to our environment is the carbon monoxide
Carbon Monoxide alarms are designed to detect which gas?
Carbon Monoxide alarms are designed to detect Carbon Monoxide gas. The gas has no odor or color and is undetectable to humans until the effects have already taken hold.
What are the health effects of Carbon Monoxide from car exhaust fumes?
Death...!
What effects does tar and carbon monoxide have on a smokers body?
its harmful and you will die!
What is the effect of co on the ozone?
Co or carbon monoxide has adverse effects. It depletes ozone.
What are the lasting effects for carbon monoxide?
Examples are: headache, confusion, vertigo and finally death.
When you exhale do you breathe out carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide?
of course we breathe out carbon dioxide not carbon monoxide
How much carbon monoxide does soda have?
Soda does not have any amounts of carbon monoxide. It has carbon dioxide dissolved in it, but no carbon monoxide.
